Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Market slowdown will continue next year, warn economists
Weak consumer confidence and rising unemployment means Britain will "flirt with recession", says Item Club's Matt Swannell.
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Manchester fastest, London slowest – north south divide in house prices
The northern city tops Rightmove's list of the most rapid increases in property prices in the past 10 years.
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Property prices slump to biggest fall in 14 years
Rightmove's Matt Smith says prices dropped 0.6% this month with a historically high number of properties on the market.
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Renewed uncertainty about this week’s Bank Rate decision
A rate rise by the European Central Bank has added to pressure ahead of Thursday’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
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Property buyer enquiries surge after heatwave lull
Buyer demand rebounded after a dip during the hot temperatures of half-term week, Rightmove data reveals.
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Seaside resorts suffer price drop up to nearly 40%
Some coastal locations have seen a big fall in prices in the past year, new figures from Yopa reveal.
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Property company insolvencies hit ten-year high
More than 760 real estate businesses have become insolvent this year as economic uncertainty hits the property market.
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First-time buyer hotspots see asking prices up 18%
The first-time buyer hotpots have been revealed by Rightmove, with the portal's Colleen Babcock saying affordability is key.
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Highest ever values recorded in Scottish property market
Total property sales in Scotland surpassed £24billion for the first time since records began more than two decades ago.
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More than half of first-time buyers rely on ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’
Savills' Lucian Cook says more than half of first-time buyers need financial help from their families to purchase a home.
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